Bed-spring



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BBD SPRING.

Patented June 14, 1892.-

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NITED STATES PATENT Error JAMES siMs'DAvID J, WOOD, AND JOHN w. suns-OEEENTONvILLE,

' ARKANSAS.

BED-SPRNG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,835, dated June 14,1892.

Application filed April 8, 1892. Serial No. 428.358. (No model.)

various parts thereof firmly joined and cOnnected together, at the sametime provides a closely-formed bedbottom which has all the spacesbetween the coils of springs entirely closed by the connections whichconnect the springs themselves together, and thus form more spring areathan in inost bed-bottoms of this character. rihe bedding is thusprevented from working down between the springs, and which thus providesfor the com fortable accommodation of different weights Thisconstruction also obviates the possibility of the springs leaning overand Overlapping each other.

Vith these and many other objects in view, which will readily appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe novel construction, combination, and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a top plan view of abed-bottom constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailview of two pairs of springs having their bridges locked together.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A represents an ordinarybed-frame supporting the transverse slats B, resting upon the sides ofthe frame in the usual manner. Secured upon the top of each of the slatsB are separate pairs of coiled springs C, extending from side to side ofthe bed-frame to fill the entire space between the sides of the frame.Each pair of springs B are formed of a single piece of Wire and havetheir upper coils extended out and beyond the coils of the springs toform the extended bridges C. Each of the bridges C comprises theopposite V- shaped portions D, extended directly beyond and in front ofthe opposite springs comprising each pair, and the central elongated U-shaped portions E, joining the inner ends of the V-shaped portions Date, and said lU shaped portions are themselves extended from theirconnection at c with the Opposite V-shaped portions beyond the apices ofthe sections D on each side thereof and between and slightly beyond thepair of springs on' the next adjacent slat. Each of the V-shapedportions of the bridges C has its respective apiccs take over and engagethe upper coil of the springs of the adjacent pair between which thesaid U-shaped portion of the same bridge extends. The closed ends oftheU-shaped portions E of each bridge take over the adjacent U-shapedportions of the adjacent bridge of the springs on the adjacent slat andinterlock with the said adjacent bridge at the juncture c of the innerends of the V-shaped portions with the central U-shaped portions, asillust-rated in the drawings. It will thus be seen that each adjacentvbridge is securely locked with its adjacent bridge, while at the sametime the V- shaped portions of the saine bridge are also locked with thesprings having' said adjacent bridge, thus providing when all thebridges are locked with eachother and with their' adjacent springs apractically-closed top, forming a spring bed-bottom which, while givingto pressure upon any portion thereof, will at the same time prevent thebedding from passing between the springs at any part of the bed-bottom.Coupling-links F connect the apices of the side V-shaped portions whichlie adjacent to each other upon the same slats with each other. The saideoupling-links also pass over the top coils of the springs which thesaid V-shaped portions engage and cffectually prevent the said V-shapedportions from sliding out of position and shape.

At the front end or head of the bed-frame A the head pairs of springsand their respective bridges are coupled or locked to the head of thebed by means of the coupling wires G. The said coupling-Wires G have acentral loop portion H, connecting the front bridges at c, and thelaterally-extending hookarms I, engaging the top coils of the springs.

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The said coupling-wires are fastened to the head of the bed by ordinaryhooks J. The foot pairs of springs and their respective bridges are alsolocked to the foot of the bed by means of the angular coupling-wires K,engaging hooks J in the foot of the bed-frame and the apices of thevarious V-shaped portions of the bridges, which are themselves connectedtogether by connecting-links L, which entirely close the spaces betweenthe various bridges, said U-shaped portions of the lower pairs ofsprings taking over said hooks'J to complete the coupling. By means ofthese various couplings and connections the bed-bottom is provided whichpossesses the various characteristics premised.

Having thus described our invention, what We claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. In aspringbed-bottom, thecombination, with the slats, of the adjacentpairs of coiled springs upon said slats, each of said pairs of springshaving extended bridges which comprise the opposite Vshaped portionshaving their respective apices engaging the upper coils of the adjacentpair of springs and the central elongated U-shaped portions joiningtheinner ends of the V-shapcd portions and extended beyond the apices ofsaid V-shaped portions between and beyond the said ad jacent pair ofsprings and interlocked with the bridge of said adjacent pair otsprings, substantially as set forth.

t 2. In a spring bedbottom,the combination of the adjacent pairs ofcoiled springs, each of said pairs of springs having extended bridgeswhich comprise opposite V-shaped portions having their respective apicesengaging the upper coils of the adjacent pair of springs and the centralelongated U-shaped portions joining the inner ends of the V- shapedportions and extended beyond the apices of said portions between andbeyond the said adjacent pair of springs and interlocked with the bridgeof said adjacent pair of springs, and the coupling-links connecting theapices of the adjacent V-shaped portions with the coils of the springswhich said apices engage, substantially as set forth.

3. In a spring bed-bottom, the combination, with the bed-frame and theslats therein, of the adjacent pairs of coiled springs upon said slats,each of said pairs of springs having extended bridges interlocking withthe adjacent bridges and pairs of springs, said bridges comprisingopposite V-shaped portions and a central elongated U-shaped portionextended beyond the apices of said V-shaped portions and between andbeyond the said adjacent pair of springs, and the end couplings having acentral loop portion engaging the end bridges, and laterally-extendinghookarms engaging the top coils of the end pairs of springs and thebed-frame, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES SIMS. DAVID J. WOOD. 'JOHN WV. SIMS.

Witnesses for James Sims and D. J. Wood:

DON L. CRoss, N. P. GoTcHER. VVtnesses for John W. Sims:v

I. H. MOORE, HENRY CARVER.

